kt shorb (BM, Oberlin Conservatory; MA, UT-Austin; PhD, UT-Austin) is a director, actor, and scholar. They are the producing artistic director of the Generic Ensemble Company. Directorial credits include: black girl love: an adaptation project,  The Women of __, Carmen, 893 | Ya-ku-za, Scheherazade, and The Mikado: Reclaimed. Under kt’s leadership, GenEnCo’s work has earned multiple B. Iden Payne and Austin Critics’ Choice nominations. shorb grew up in Massachusetts, rural Japan, and Tokyo. They have served as faculty at Southwestern University, UT-Austin, and St. Edward’s University. They have also been a Directing Fellow at Wolf Trap Opera and Chicago Summer Opera. They serve on the Board of the Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists, and are a member of the performance-driven collaborative SKAM.